Dear Folkestone & Hythe District Council,

Please provide me with a list of individuals, groups of people and/or bodies, who have been awarded the freedom of your council area, or any similar award or designation.

By similar award or designation, I mean an honorary civic award bestowed by the council on an individual, company, group or military unit with the intent of recognising their contribution to the local area. This would exclude formal civic offices eg Mayor. I am interested in receiving the information for any period for which you hold the records.

Yours faithfully,

Helen Cross

Case Support, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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Thank you for contacting Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

A case has been created in your MyAccount.
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Civic honours
Case reference number: 00145067.
Application number: Not applicable

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Information Officer Case Management, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Dear Helen Cross,

I am writing in respect of your information access enquiry dated
the 05/07/2023. This request has been handled under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. 

I can confirm that the Council holds all of the information you requested.
The Council has determined to withhold that information in full since we
consider that Section 21 applies to it. The exemption is set out below:
 

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S21 – Information reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means

The information you have requested is already publically availableon our
website. The Council is not obliged to provide information under
[1]section 21 of the Act if the information is already reasonably
accessible to the applicant by other means.  

The information in question can be obtained by reviewing the Honorary
Alderman section of our website.

For ease the link is provided below:
[2]Honorary Alderman | Folkestone & Hythe District Council
(folkestone-hythe.gov.uk)
 

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The contents of this request are subject to re-use under the terms of the
[3]Open Government Licence unless otherwise specified. Publications
relying on this data must be attributed accordingly. Where released
materials are subject to 3^rd party copyright or intellectual property
rights, rights to attribution and re-use remain vested in the holder.
 
Personal data disclosed in conjunction with an information access request
is provided in compliance with the Council’s legal obligations. This
disclosure does not provide consent for direct marketing under the Privacy
and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), and should not be
construed as such.

Should you require any further information, or if you are not satisfied
with our response, please do not hesitate to contact me. You may also
request an internal review by writing to the following address:
[4][email address]

Following this, if you are not satisfied with the internal review response
you may apply to the [5]Information Commissioner for an independent review
at the following address: [6][email address]

Kind regards,

Information Governance
Case Management (Corporate Services)
Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue,
Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY.
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No Reply, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Dear Helen Cross,

Thank you for your request dated: 05/07/2023, subject: 00145067 FOI -
Civic Honours.

Case reference number: 00145067.

Application number: Not applicable

Your case has now been closed or resolved.

Kind regards,

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

The contents and any attachments of this e-mail message are confidential
and intended only for the named addressees. If you have received it in
error, please advise the sender immediately by return email and then
delete it from your system. Any unauthorised distribution or copying of
this transmission, or misuse or wrongful disclosure of information
contained in it, is strictly prohibited. Folkestone & Hythe District
Council cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly
the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of the council. All
email to and from the council may be monitored in accordance with the
council's policies. Folkestone & Hythe District Council is registered with
the ICO as a data controller. Our privacy notice at
[1]www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/privacy explains how we use and share
personal information and protect your privacy and rights

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